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LAS TONINAS
The
Beaches
 This
is the perfect place if you wish to enjoy the sea as the beaches have a
width of between 100 to 150mts. The waters are calm and warm, not too
deep and the waves are soft; the sand dunes and trees make for an ideal
setting for the family to enjoy.
Las
Toninas Labyrinth
 This
Thematic, Cultural and Religious Park extends over an area of 6,400 sq.mts.;
It provides a great entertainment for a nature walk amongst poplars,
sand dunes and native vegetation. There is an observatory with a
panoramic view of the sea, a conch-shell cemetery and a health circuit
covering 400mts which has 6 gym stations.
Location: Block surrounded by 9th, 7th,14th &
16th Streets.
Monument to the Malvinas/Falkland Fallen
 The
monument was built by war veterans and the La Costa Municipality in
homage to those heroes fallen during the Malvinas/Falklands War and who
came from this area. Earth from the islands was deposited at the foot of
the monument and there is a permanently lit torch at the upper part. Two
flags and two historic canons (donated by the Argentine Army)
representing the fallen stand ward. At the other end of the plaza, there
is an amphitheatre used for shows during the summer.
Location: 9th, 36th, 7th and 38th
Streets and Avenue.
Shipwreck “Her Royal Highness”
The
ship had been built in Quebec, Canada in 1865 by one of the best known
ship makers from the epoch. It was shipwrecked whilst sailing the seas
in 1883, at a distance of 13 kms. from Cape San Antonio (North).
Commonly known in the area as the English Ship, only parts of it still
stick out during low tides.
Location: Beach between Las Toninas and San Clemente del Tuyu.
Shipwreck “Brasur”
This
fishing ship sailing from Mar del Plata run aground 16 May 1995 in the
beaches North of Las Toninas. The hull of the ship was made of yellow
glass fiber and belonged to the group of “far away coastal ships”
authorized to sail up to 100 miles deep into the Ocean and up to 360
miles from the Mar del Plata port.
Location: North of Las Toninas.
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